Lady&#39;s stocking



Patented Sept. 17, 1929 UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE HUGO HEMMERICH, OF WYOMISSING, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TQ4 BERKSHIRE KNITTING MILLS, 0F WYOMISSING, PENNSYLVANIA, A. CORPORATION 0F PENN- SYLVAN IA LADYS STOCKING Application led June 3, 1927. Serial No. 196,376.

My invention relates particularly to stockings having long leg pprtions which may be secured at the tops to high up garters. And my main object is to provide a stocking of this type which will retain the advantages of protecting the higher portion of the leg and affording concealed garter support, and at the same time present the appearance of a mere sock applied to the lower portion of'an otherwise uncovered leg; the complete vinvention being fully set forth in connection with the accompanying drawing, and the n ovel features embodied being clearly defined 1n the claims.

The drawing illustrates a simple embo d1 ment of the invention, the preferred specific construction of which isfurther set forth in the supplementary description follow1ng.

The drawing indicates a type of stocking such as is commonly worn by women, having a long leg the top portion e of which is adapted to be suspended or secured, as by an ord1- narily concealed high-up garter, so as to satisfactorily cover the leg of the wearer to or above the knee; the complete stocking being commonly integrally knitted to present the same general appearance throughout the leg.

As particularly indicated in the drawing my invention provides for improving the stocking construction so as to effect a dist-inctively novel and striking change in its ornamental appearance especially, without affecting the main functions of affording proper covering to the leg andxdesired highup support for the Whole stocking; such change consisting essentially in causing the full-length stocking to produce the eifect of a mere sock, terminating similarly to an ordinary sock though in fact integral with an upper portion c covering the higher portion of the leg of the wearer to or above the knee as usual; such effect being produced as desired by making said upper portion of the stocking simulate the appearance of the Wearers uncovered leg while the lower-legand-foot portion b presents the appearance of a separately applied sock. This effect isv accentuated and improved as indicated, by providing at the junction of the sock portion b and 'the iesh-appearing upper portion o,

a distinctive circular band d having a garterlike appearance. y

I find that the flesh-simulating effect desired in the upper portion e of the stocking may be very strikingly secured by chiffon knitting of this portion, so as to produce a closely simulative effect in which the actual coloring of the wearers skin combines wit-h the simulative coloring of the knitting thread employed; though the desired effect may be satisfactorily provided by the latter alone in a closer or heavier' knit fabric. The sock-like lower portion b of the stocking may be knitted and colored more or less distinctively to provide such sock effect; the garter-like junction band d pleasingly serving to clearly and ornamentally deiine'the top of said sock-like portion b, by imparting to it a different distinctive appearance, preferably by employment of heavier or reenforcing thread as indicated and withl determined variation in coloring. A

In order that such sock effect may be most satisfactorily produced by continuous knitting, and finishing, of the complete stocking as heretofore, I preferably knit the stocking so as tosecure the distinctive colorings desired in the several portions b, c, and al -without departing from the usual operationof subjecting the Whole stocking to a subsequent dyeing process. This improvement consists in employing in the different stocking portions described, yarns or threads differing in dyetaking character as now well known in the art. Thus for the knitting of the upper leg portion c a so-called dye-resistant yarnof desired flesh color may be employed; and for the knitting of the sock-like lower portion b, a dye-taking yarn the final coloring of which will be definitely determined by the dyeing bath; while the garter-like junction band d may be distinctively knitted by another yarn or -yarns of determined dyed-in-the-yarn coloring or dye-taking character; such differences in the yarn employed in different portions being readily effected by changing the yarn'in well known manner, or by the addition of a reenforcing yarn as is indicated in the drawing for the knitting of the junction band al; and the completely knitted stocking being immersible in the dyeing bath with determined .eect or no effect upon the diierent portions of the stocking.

It Will be readily seen that my invention 6 provides ,a ladys stocking of very novel character, in that it combines With the usual utilitarian features of such stockings the desired and pleasing effect of a mere sock or short stocking; which effect has not been hereto- 10 :tore attainable either With practically satisfactory support of the garment or With due regardl for hygienic considerations and accepted proprieties, Whereas all of these requirements are provided for in my improved stocking with full attainment of the desired costuming eHect.

It is obvious that the main purpose of my invention may be attained by ingrain knitting, Without dyeing of the complete stocking; and that known methods of knitting and dyeing enable obvious modification of the preferred construction specifically set forth Without departure from the invention as defined in the claims.

What l claim is:

1. An integrally knitted stocking comprising a sock-like loWer-leg-and-foot portion, a flesh-simulating upper leg portion, and a distinctively, knitted garter-like junction portion, said portions being knitted of different threads having diierent dyeing characteristics and having desired different color effects produced by subjecting the complete stocking to uniform d e treatment.

2. The improved methody of manufacturing stockings, which consists in integrally knitting upper-leg, 1oWer-1egandfoot, and garter-like-junction portions of separate threads having diferent dyeing characteristics adapted to produce desiredly dilerent color eects, and thereafter subjecting the completely knitted stocking to uniform dye treatment for producing different-appearing portions.

ln testimony whereof l afx my signature.

HUGO HEMMERICH. 

